NGC 2516, the naked eye open cluster at the foot of the False Cross in Carina. Sometimes called the Southern Beehive. Field is oriented along the Milky Way so north is to the right here. Bright star is Avior, or Epsilon Carinae. Taken from Chile this is a stack of 5 x 2 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 135mm lens and Canon 7D at ISO 1250.
NGC 2516 in Carina (False Cross Cluster). Taken with 4-inch AP Traveler scope at f/4.5 with Canon 20Da camera, for stack of 4 x 3 minute exposures at ISO 800, March 26, 2007, from Coonabarabran, NSW.
NGC 2546 (centre) open cluster. Taken with 77mm Borg refractor at f/4.3 and Hutech-modified Canon 5D camera at ISO 800 for stack of 5 x 5 minute exposures. Zeta Puppis at lower right. Largest area of nebulosity os Gum 10. Taken from Ryder Cottage, NSW, April 12, 2007.Photo is oriented vertically with Zeta at bottom right and north up.
